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JP5023499B2
JP5023499B2 JP2006015047A JP2006015047A JP5023499B2 JP 5023499 B2 JP5023499 B2 JP 5023499B2 JP 2006015047 A JP2006015047 A JP 2006015047A JP 2006015047 A JP2006015047 A JP 2006015047A JP 5023499 B2 JP5023499 B2 JP 5023499B2
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本発明は、缶、ビン、パック、ペットボトルなどの容器に入れた飲料などの商品を冷却・加熱して販売に供する自動販売機に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a vending machine that cools and heats products such as beverages in containers such as cans, bottles, packs, and PET bottles for sale.

近年の温暖化、二酸化炭素排出削減問題で自動販売機の省エネルギーが強く要求されている。省エネルギーを推進する上では、自動販売機の断熱構造を強化すること、自動販売機内の必要な商品だけを部分的に冷却または加熱することなどが有用である。   There is a strong demand for energy saving in vending machines due to recent global warming and carbon dioxide emission reduction problems. In order to promote energy saving, it is useful to reinforce the heat insulation structure of the vending machine, or to partially cool or heat only necessary products in the vending machine.

部分的に冷却または加熱する方法としては、冷却・加熱の空気循環路を商品収納部の下部のみに形成するように、庫内の最奥側に取設した背面ダクトの吸込口を低い位置に設定することが従来より知られている。(例えば、特許文献1)。   As a method of partially cooling or heating, the suction port of the rear duct installed at the innermost side in the cabinet is placed at a low position so that a cooling / heating air circulation path is formed only in the lower part of the product storage unit. Setting is conventionally known. (For example, patent document 1).

また、近年では、部分冷却・加熱をする方法として、自動販売機の商品収納部の中段と下段に商品払出機構を設けて収納する商品を上下に二分割して、その分割して空いた空間を背面ダクトに連結することにより循環空気における帰還流れの主流通路を形成させ、下部に収納した商品のみを冷却または加熱する方法が知られている。(例えば、特許文献2)。
実開昭64−31470(第1,2図) 特開2005−293365号公報(第1図)
In recent years, as a method of partial cooling and heating, a product dispensing mechanism is provided in the middle and lower stages of the product storage section of the vending machine, and the product to be stored is divided into two parts in the upper and lower directions, and the divided empty space. There is known a method in which a main flow path of a return flow in circulating air is formed by connecting a backside duct to cool or heat only a product stored in the lower part. (For example, patent document 2).
Japanese Utility Model Publication 64-31470 (Figs. 1 and 2) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-293365 (FIG. 1)

しかしながら、単に背面ダクトを低い位置に配置する方法では、商品収納ラック内に流入して冷却または加熱する空気は、商品収納ラック内に形成された商品収納ラックの壁面と商品との隙間、商品収納ラックの構成部材間の隙間などを貫流しながら背面ダクトの吸入口に向かうのであって、障害物がなく直接背面ダクトに向かうのではないため、必要以上に上部に位置する商品を冷却または加熱することになる。特に商品収納庫の手前側に配置された商品についてはその影響を受けやすく消費電力を増加させる原因になる。   However, in the method of simply arranging the rear duct at a low position, the air that flows into the product storage rack and cools or heats the air between the wall of the product storage rack formed in the product storage rack and the product, the product storage Since it goes to the inlet of the rear duct while flowing through the gaps between the components of the rack, it does not go directly to the rear duct without any obstacles, so it cools or heats the product located above it more than necessary It will be. In particular, the products arranged on the front side of the product storage are easily affected by this, causing power consumption to increase.

また、自動販売機の商品収納部を上下に二分割する方法では、商品搬出機構が2倍必要となり、また、中間に形成した空気通路分だけ商品の収納数が低減されるなどのためコストパフォーマンスが低下する。   In addition, the method of dividing the product storage part of the vending machine into two parts vertically requires a product delivery mechanism, and the number of products stored is reduced by the air passage formed in the middle. Decreases.

そこで、本発明は上記の点にかんがみなされたものであり、低コストで自動販売機の商品収納庫内の冷却・加熱の空気循環流路を適正化して、適宜必要な商品だけを冷却または加熱を行うことにより消費電力の少ない自動販売機を提供することを目的とする。   Therefore, the present invention has been considered in view of the above points, and at low cost, the cooling / heating air circulation flow path in the vending machine's product storage is optimized, and only necessary products are appropriately cooled or heated. The purpose is to provide a vending machine with low power consumption.

本発明の請求項1に係る自動販売機は、断熱枠体として形成されたキャビネットの庫内に設置され、左右一対の側板の間に形成された商品収納通路に商品を収納した商品収納ラックと、前記庫内に冷却ないし加熱された空気を送風する冷却・加熱ユニットと、前記庫内の背面に設置されるとともに吸込口を介して該庫内の空気を冷却・加熱ユニットに循環させるダクトとを備え、前記冷却・加熱ユニットを冷却ないし加熱運転して前記庫内に冷却ないし加熱された空気を循環送風し、前記商品収納ラックに収納した商品を部分的に販売適温に保冷、加温して販売を行う自動販売機において、前記商品収納ラックにおける左右一対の側板の間に循環送風路が形成されるように、該商品収納ラックにおける左右一対の側板が配置された側面の領域および該商品収納ラックの前面における部分的に販売適温に保冷、加温する領域を除く領域を遮風材で閉塞したことを特徴とする。 A vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is installed in a cabinet of a cabinet formed as a heat insulating frame, and a product storage rack that stores products in a product storage passage formed between a pair of left and right side plates; A cooling / heating unit that blows air that has been cooled or heated into the chamber, and a duct that is installed on the back of the chamber and that circulates the air in the chamber to the cooling / heating unit via a suction port. The cooling / heating unit is cooled or heated to circulate and blow air that is cooled or heated in the cabinet, and the products stored in the product storage rack are partially kept at a suitable sales temperature and heated. in an automatic vending machine for performing selling, the product as the circulation air passage is formed between the pair of side plates in the storage rack, the region of side surfaces a pair of right and left side plates in the product storage rack is arranged Yobi該 product cold partially sold appropriate temperature in front of the storage rack, characterized in that closing the area excluding the area to be warmed in Saegikazezai.

また、本発明の請求項2に係る自動販売機は、上述した請求項1において、前記遮風材の下端は奥行き方向に向かって順次高くなる位置に並設されていることを特徴とする。 The vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, in claim 1 described above, the shielding the lower end of the wind material is characterized in that it is arranged to successively higher position toward the depth direction.

本発明によれば、キャビネット内の商品収納ラックにおける左右一対の側板の間に循環送風路が形成されるように、該商品収納ラックにおける左右一対の側板が配置された側面の領域および該商品収納ラックの前面における部分的に販売適温に保冷、加温する領域を除く領域を遮風材で閉塞したので、
商品収納ラックの下部より流入する冷却または加熱する空気が部分的に販売適温に保冷、加温する領域を除く領域に流れることが規制され、背面ダクトの吸込み口に向かって吸入される結果、部分的に販売適温に保冷、加温する領域を中心として商品が冷却または加熱されることになり、消費電力を低減させることができる。
According to the present invention, the region of the side surface in which the pair of left and right side plates in the product storage rack is arranged and the product storage rack so that a circulation air passage is formed between the pair of left and right side plates in the product storage rack in the cabinet. Because the area except the area that is partially cooled and warmed to the appropriate sales temperature on the front of the door is blocked with a windshield,
Part of the cooling or heating air that flows in from the bottom of the product storage rack is restricted to flow to areas other than the area that is kept at a suitable sales temperature and heated, and is sucked in toward the inlet of the rear duct. Therefore, the product is cooled or heated mainly in the region where the temperature is kept and heated to a suitable sales temperature, and the power consumption can be reduced.

また、遮風材の下端は奥行き方向に向かって順次高くなる位置に並設されているので、遮風材の下端部より下方に位置する商品が集中的に冷却または加熱されることになる。 The lower end of the air shield material because they are arranged in sequentially higher position toward the depth direction, so that the product is positioned below the lower end of the Saegikazezai are intensively cooled or heated.

以下に添付図面を参照して、本発明に係る好適な実施の形態を詳細に説明する。なお、この実施の形態によりこの発明が限定されるものではない。   Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(実施例1)図1〜図3は、本発明に係る自動販売機の実施例1の説明図である。図1は自動販売機の側断面図であり、図2は自動販売機の全体の斜視図である。図3は庫内の奥行き方向に一列に配設される商品収納ラックの構造を説明する斜視図である。   (Embodiment 1) FIGS. 1 to 3 are explanatory views of Embodiment 1 of a vending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of the vending machine, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the whole vending machine. FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of the product storage racks arranged in a row in the depth direction in the cabinet.

これら図1および図2において、自動販売機は、前面が開口した直方状の断熱体として形成された本体キャビネット10と、その前面に設けられた外扉20と内扉30と、本体キャビネット10の内部を上下2段に底板11にて区画形成し、上部を例えば2つの断熱仕切板41によって仕切られた3つの独立した商品収容庫40a、40b、40cと、下部に商品収容庫40a、40b、40cを冷却する冷凍ユニット80を収納する機械室90とにより構成されている。   1 and 2, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 10 formed as a rectangular heat insulator having an open front surface, an outer door 20 and an inner door 30 provided on the front surface, and the main body cabinet 10. The inside is divided into two upper and lower sections by the bottom plate 11, and the upper part is partitioned by, for example, two heat insulating partition plates 41, for example, three independent product storage containers 40a, 40b, 40c, and the lower part is a product storage container 40a, 40b, It is comprised by the machine room 90 which accommodates the refrigeration unit 80 which cools 40c.

より詳細に説明すると、外扉20は、本体キャビネット10の前面開口を開閉するためのものであり、図には明示していないが、この外扉20の前面には、販売する商品Wの見本を展示する商品展示室、販売する商品Wを選択するための選択ボタン、貨幣を投入するための貨幣投入口、払い出された商品Wを取り出すための商品取出口21等々、商品Wの販売に必要となる構成が配置してある。   More specifically, the outer door 20 is for opening and closing the front opening of the main body cabinet 10 and is not shown in the figure, but on the front surface of the outer door 20 is a sample of the product W to be sold. A product display room for displaying products, a selection button for selecting a product W to sell, a money slot for inserting money, a product outlet 21 for taking out the paid product W, etc. Necessary configuration is arranged.

内扉30は、商品収容庫40a、40b、40cの前面を開閉し、内部の商品を保温するものであり、内部に断熱体を有する箱型形状の構造体である。   The inner door 30 opens and closes the front surfaces of the product containers 40a, 40b, and 40c to keep the products in the interior warm, and is a box-shaped structure having a heat insulator inside.

商品収容庫40a,40b,40cは、缶入り飲料やペットボトル入り飲料等の商品Wを所望の温度に維持した状態で収容するためのものであり、その収納庫の容量は40a,40c、40bの順に小さい態様で配分されてある。商品収容庫40a,40b,40cには、それぞれ、商品Wを上下方向に沿って並ぶ態様で収納し、販売信号により1個ずつ商品Wを排出するための商品収納ラック50、排出された商品Wを外扉の商品取出口21へ搬出する商品搬出シュート42、収納された商品Wを冷却または加熱するための空気を吐出する冷却・加熱ユニット60と、庫内の循環する空気を冷却・加熱ユニット60へ導かせる背面ダクト70が設けてある。
商品収納ラック50は、図3に図示するように上部前面に投入口52a、下部底面に排出口59を形成する箱型の構造体であり、庫内の奥行き方向に向かって三列に並設されている商品収納ラック50a、50b、50cより構成されている。また、間口が広い商品収容庫40a,40cは、商品収納ラック50が幅方向にも並設されている。
商品収納ラック50a、50b、50cは、対峙する2枚の側板51の間に、商品を収納する商品収納通路53と、投入口52aから商品Wを商品収納通路53へ導入する商品投入トレイ54a、54b、54c、54d、54eと、商品収納通路53から1個ずつ商品Wを排出する商品搬出機構55が設けてある。また、商品収納ラック50a、50b、50cの前面と側面には、ラック内の冷却または加熱された空気を規制する遮風材56、側面遮風材57と、冷却・加熱ユニット60から吐出した冷却または加熱された空気がラック外に逃げる通路を遮断する遮風クッション58、58aとを有してある。
商品収納通路53は、サーペンタイン式と称される蛇行上の通路を形成する態様で前後に千鳥状に配置した複数の円弧形状のセグメント531にて構成され、商品収納ラック50a、50b、50cの前後方向に各2列配設されている。セグメント531は、隣接するセグメント531間に空気が通過する隙間が形成される態様で上下端に延在した円筒状の突起(図示せず)にて側板51に固着されている。また、セグメント531の側端部もしくは中央部には、空気が通過して商品を冷却、加熱させる態様で矩形もしくは円形の孔(図示せず)が穿設されてあるものが適宜使用されている。
商品投入トレイ54a、54b、54c、54d、54eは、奥側に配設された商品収納路53に投入口52aから商品Wを投入するためのものであり、前面の投入口52aから商品収納路53までを斜面を形成する板材で構成され、その側面両端が垂直に立ち上げられた堰を有してある。各商品収納ラック50a、50b、50cの最上段の商品投入トレイ54aは中間の商品収納ラック50bを介して投入口52aと各商品収納ラック50cの最後方に位置する商品収納路53とを連繋するものであり、最下段の商品投入シュート54eは投入口52aと手前の商品収納ラック50aの後部に位置する商品収納路53とを連繋している。
商品搬出機構55は、幅方向に長い矩形形状のフラッパー5511を開閉することにより商品Wを1個ずつ払い出すメック機構551と、メック機構551と対峙して商品Wを当接係止する平板形状の板材である規制板552とで構成され、商品収納通路53の下端に取設されている。また、フラッパー5511と規制板552とに当接する商品Wの両側面側には、側板51との間に冷却または加熱された空気が通過する経路が形成されてある。
遮風材56は、商品収納ラック50a、50b、50cの前面に取設される遮風材56a、56b、56cと、商品収納ラック50cの後面に取設される遮風材56dにより構成され、遮風性を有するポリプロピレン、ポリエチレンのような樹脂製のシート状部材であり、その周縁を接着剤にて商品収納ラック50a、50b、50cと固着してある。一番手前に取設されてある遮風材56aは、投入口52aの下端より商品収納ラック50aの下部を覆って固着してある。2番目の遮風材56bは、商品収納ラック50bの商品投入トレイ54dの下部より、部分冷却または加熱する商品Wの上方の位置までを覆って固着され、3番目の遮風材56cは、商品収納ラック50cの商品投入トレイ54bの下部より、冷却または加熱する商品Wの上方の位置であって2番目の遮風材56bの下端より上方の位置までを覆って固着されている。最も奥に取設される遮風材56dは、商品収納ラック50cの後面上部より背面ダクト70の上端までを覆って固着されている。すなわち、図1に図示されるように遮風材56a、56b、56c、56dの下端は、奥行き方向に向かって順次高くなる位置に並設されてある。なお、遮風材56は樹脂製に限らず薄い鋼板でもあっても遮風の効果があれば良い。
側面遮風材57は、遮風性を有するポリプロピレン、ポリエチレンのような樹脂製のシート状部材であり、商品収納ラック50a、50b、50cの側面全体を覆うように接着剤にてそれぞれ固着してある。
遮風クッション58、58aは、発泡ポリエチレンのような樹脂製の弾力性を有する断面矩形の細長い紐状の部材であり、商品収納庫40a,40b,40cの壁面、内扉30の内面と商品収納ラック50との隙間を塞ぐ態様で商品収納ラック50の下端に固着している。また、遮風クッション58は、商品収納ラック50の下端の位置に限定されることなく、遮風クッション58aの両端より背面ダクト70の吸込口71の下端までを連続して商品収納ラック50に固着しても良い。
商品搬出シュート42は、商品搬出機構55から搬出された商品Wを商品取出口21に導くためのものであり、商品収納庫の奥方から手前側に向けて漸次下方に傾斜する態様で商品収納庫40a,40b、40cに固定してあるプレート状部材である。また、冷却・加熱ユニット60から吹出す冷却・加熱した空気を通過させるようにその表面に多数の孔が穿設されてある。
The product containers 40a, 40b, and 40c are for storing products W such as canned beverages and plastic bottled beverages while maintaining the desired temperature, and the capacity of the storages is 40a, 40c, and 40b. Are distributed in a small order. In the product storage boxes 40a, 40b, 40c, the products W are stored in a manner arranged in the vertical direction, and the product storage rack 50 for discharging the products W one by one according to the sales signal, the discharged product W A product discharge chute 42 for discharging the product to the product outlet 21 of the outer door, a cooling / heating unit 60 for discharging air for cooling or heating the stored product W, and a cooling / heating unit for circulating air in the warehouse A rear duct 70 to be led to 60 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 3, the product storage rack 50 is a box-shaped structure in which an input port 52a is formed on the upper front surface and a discharge port 59 is formed on the lower bottom surface, and is arranged in three rows in the depth direction in the cabinet. Product storage racks 50a, 50b, and 50c. In addition, the product storage racks 50a and 40c with wide frontage are provided with the product storage racks 50 in the width direction.
The product storage racks 50a, 50b, and 50c include a product storage passage 53 for storing products between two opposing side plates 51, and a product input tray 54a for introducing the product W into the product storage passage 53 from the input port 52a. 54 b, 54 c, 54 d, 54 e and a product carry-out mechanism 55 for discharging the products W one by one from the product storage passage 53 are provided. Further, on the front and side surfaces of the product storage racks 50 a, 50 b, 50 c, a wind shielding material 56 for regulating cooling or heated air in the rack, a side wind shielding material 57, and cooling discharged from the cooling / heating unit 60. Or it has the wind-shielding cushions 58 and 58a which interrupt | block the path | route from which the heated air escapes out of a rack.
The product storage passage 53 is composed of a plurality of arc-shaped segments 531 arranged in a staggered manner in the front and rear in a manner that forms a serpentine passage called a serpentine type, and is provided in front of and behind the product storage racks 50a, 50b, and 50c. Two rows are arranged in each direction. The segment 531 is fixed to the side plate 51 by cylindrical protrusions (not shown) extending to the upper and lower ends in a manner in which a gap through which air passes is formed between adjacent segments 531. Further, a segment 531 having a rectangular or circular hole (not shown) perforated in a manner in which air passes and cools and heats the product is appropriately used at the side end or the center. .
The product input trays 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d, and 54e are for supplying the product W from the input port 52a to the product storage channel 53 disposed on the back side, and the product storage channel from the front input port 52a. Up to 53, it is composed of a plate material that forms a slope, and both sides of the side surface have weirs raised vertically. The uppermost product input tray 54a of each product storage rack 50a, 50b, 50c connects the input port 52a and the product storage path 53 located at the rear end of each product storage rack 50c through an intermediate product storage rack 50b. The lowermost product input chute 54e connects the input port 52a and the product storage path 53 located at the rear of the front product storage rack 50a.
The product carry-out mechanism 55 includes a mech mechanism 551 that pays out the products W one by one by opening and closing a rectangular flapper 5511 that is long in the width direction, and a flat plate shape that abuts and locks the product W against the mech mechanism 551. And a restriction plate 552 that is a plate material of the product, and is installed at the lower end of the product storage passage 53. In addition, a path through which cooled or heated air passes is formed between the side plate 51 and both side surfaces of the product W in contact with the flapper 5511 and the regulation plate 552.
The wind shielding material 56 includes wind shielding materials 56a, 56b, 56c installed on the front surface of the product storage racks 50a, 50b, 50c, and a wind shielding material 56d installed on the rear surface of the product storage rack 50c, A sheet-like member made of resin such as polypropylene or polyethylene having wind shielding properties, and its periphery is fixed to the product storage racks 50a, 50b, and 50c with an adhesive. The windshield material 56a installed on the foremost side is fixed so as to cover the lower part of the product storage rack 50a from the lower end of the insertion port 52a. The second wind shield 56b is fixed so as to cover from the lower part of the product input tray 54d of the product storage rack 50b to the position above the product W to be partially cooled or heated, and the third wind shield 56c The lower part of the product input tray 54b of the storage rack 50c is fixed so as to cover a position above the product W to be cooled or heated and above the lower end of the second wind shield 56b. The wind shielding material 56d installed at the innermost part is fixed so as to cover the upper part of the rear surface 70 from the upper rear surface of the product storage rack 50c. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower ends of the wind shielding materials 56a, 56b, 56c, and 56d are juxtaposed at positions that increase sequentially in the depth direction. The wind shielding material 56 is not limited to resin but may be a thin steel plate as long as it has a wind shielding effect.
The side wind shielding material 57 is a sheet-like member made of resin such as polypropylene and polyethylene having wind shielding properties, and is fixed by an adhesive so as to cover the entire side surfaces of the product storage racks 50a, 50b, and 50c. is there.
The wind-shielding cushions 58 and 58a are elongate string-like members having a rectangular cross section having elasticity made of resin such as foamed polyethylene, the wall surfaces of the product storage boxes 40a, 40b, and 40c, the inner surface of the inner door 30, and the product storage. It adheres to the lower end of the product storage rack 50 in a manner that closes the gap with the rack 50. Further, the wind shielding cushion 58 is not limited to the position of the lower end of the product storage rack 50, and is continuously fixed to the product storage rack 50 from both ends of the wind shielding cushion 58 a to the lower end of the suction port 71 of the rear duct 70. You may do it.
The merchandise carry-out chute 42 is for guiding the merchandise W carried out from the merchandise carry-out mechanism 55 to the merchandise take-out port 21, and the merchandise storage container is gradually inclined downward from the back of the merchandise container toward the front side. It is a plate-like member fixed to 40a, 40b, 40c. In addition, a large number of holes are formed in the surface so that the cooled / heated air blown from the cooling / heating unit 60 is allowed to pass therethrough.

冷却・加熱ユニット60は、機械室90内に配設された冷凍ユニット80より底板11を跨いで冷媒配管にて連結された冷却器61と、冷却器61の前方に配置したヒータ62と,冷却器61に発生させる冷熱とヒータ62発生させる温熱を送風するファン63と、冷却器61のカバーケースである風胴64を有している。しかして、販売モードに応じて、庫内に冷熱または温熱の空気を循環させて商品収納ラック50内の商品Wを冷却または加熱するものである。   The cooling / heating unit 60 includes a cooler 61 connected by a refrigerant pipe across the bottom plate 11 from the refrigeration unit 80 disposed in the machine room 90, a heater 62 disposed in front of the cooler 61, It has a fan 63 that blows cool heat generated in the cooler 61 and warm heat generated in the heater 62, and a wind tunnel 64 that is a cover case of the cooler 61. Thus, depending on the sales mode, the product W in the product storage rack 50 is cooled or heated by circulating cold or hot air in the cabinet.

背面ダクト70は、商品収納ラック50内の商品Wを冷却または加熱した空気を冷却・加熱ユニット60に戻すための通気流路であり、商品収納ラック50の後方に取設され、上部が前面に向けて開口する吸込口71を有し、下部が冷却・加熱ユニット60の風胴64に連ねて布設された断面コの字状の板状部材である。背面ダクト70の吸込口71の高さは商品収納ラック50内の商品Wを部分冷却または加熱する商品の数量に合わせて適宜設定されてある。   The rear duct 70 is a ventilation channel for returning the air that has cooled or heated the product W in the product storage rack 50 to the cooling / heating unit 60, and is installed at the rear of the product storage rack 50, with the upper portion on the front side A plate-shaped member having a U-shaped cross-section that has a suction port 71 that is open toward the bottom, and the lower part is laid in a manner connected to the wind tunnel 64 of the cooling / heating unit 60. The height of the suction port 71 of the back duct 70 is appropriately set according to the quantity of products for partially cooling or heating the products W in the product storage rack 50.

かかる構成で自動販売機の冷却・加熱運転における冷却または加熱の動作を説明する。冷却・加熱ユニット60から吹出した冷却または加熱された空気は商品シュート42の孔を通過して、商品収納ラック50の下部から商品Wを冷却または加熱した後、遮風材56の下方を通過して背面ダクト70の吸込口71に吸い込まれて冷却・加熱ユニット60に還流する。   The cooling or heating operation in the cooling / heating operation of the vending machine with such a configuration will be described. The cooled or heated air blown out from the cooling / heating unit 60 passes through the holes of the product chute 42, cools or heats the product W from the lower part of the product storage rack 50, and then passes below the wind shield 56. Then, the air is sucked into the suction port 71 of the rear duct 70 and returned to the cooling / heating unit 60.

具体的に説明すると、冷却・加熱ユニット60から商品シュート42の孔を通過して商品収納ラック50の下部に流入した空気は、メック機構551のフラッパー5511と最下部に位置する商品Wに衝突し、商品Wの両端側に形成された隙間に迂回して、最下部の商品Wから順次商品Wを冷却または加熱しながら背面ダクト70の吸込口71に向かって商品Wと商品Wとの隙間、商品Wとセグメント531との隙間、セグメント531とセグメント531との隙間、セグメント531内の開口された孔などを通りながら上方へ進み、遮風材56b、56cの下方近傍に到達する。その地点において、冷却または加熱された空気は、図1に実線で示す態様の背面ダクト70へ直接向かう流路と、図1に破線で示す態様の遮風材56b、56cの鉛直方向に沿って上昇し遮風材56b、56cの上端を廻って背面ダクト70へ向かう流路に分かれることになる。したがって、多くの空気は流体抵抗の小さな背面ダクトへ直接向かう流路を取ることになり、また、遮風材56b、56c、56dの下端は奥行き方向に向かって順次高くなる位置に並設されてあるので、遮風材56b、56c、56dの下端部より下方に位置する商品Wが集中的に冷却または加熱されることになる。   More specifically, the air that has passed through the hole of the product chute 42 from the cooling / heating unit 60 and has flowed into the lower part of the product storage rack 50 collides with the flapper 5511 of the mech mechanism 551 and the product W positioned at the bottom. , Bypassing the gap formed on both ends of the product W, the product W and the product W toward the suction port 71 of the rear duct 70 while cooling or heating the product W sequentially from the lowermost product W, It progresses upward while passing through the gap between the product W and the segment 531, the gap between the segment 531 and the segment 531, the opened hole in the segment 531, etc., and reaches the vicinity of the lower part of the wind shielding materials 56 b and 56 c. At that point, the cooled or heated air flows along the flow direction directly toward the rear duct 70 in the mode shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 and the vertical direction of the wind shields 56b and 56c in the mode shown by the broken line in FIG. The flow is divided into flow paths that go up and go to the rear duct 70 around the upper ends of the wind shielding materials 56b and 56c. Therefore, a lot of air takes a flow path that goes directly to the rear duct having a small fluid resistance, and the lower ends of the wind shielding materials 56b, 56c, and 56d are arranged in parallel at positions that become higher in the depth direction. Therefore, the product W located below the lower end portions of the wind shielding materials 56b, 56c, and 56d is intensively cooled or heated.

また、商品収納ラック50の下端に遮風クッション58、58aが取設されてあるので、商品シュート42の孔を通過した空気は、商品収納ラック50の下部より外に逃げることがなく、商品収納ラック50の下部に流入する。また、商品収納ラック50の下部最前面と側面に遮風材56a、57が貼付してあるので、商品収納ラック50の下部より流入した空気は、商品収納ラック50の外部に逃げることがなく、商品Wを冷却または加熱するので、冷却・加熱効率が高くなる。   Further, since the wind shielding cushions 58 and 58a are installed at the lower end of the product storage rack 50, the air that has passed through the holes of the product chute 42 does not escape from the lower part of the product storage rack 50, and the product storage. It flows into the lower part of the rack 50. In addition, since the wind shielding materials 56a and 57 are attached to the lowermost front and side surfaces of the product storage rack 50, the air flowing in from the lower part of the product storage rack 50 does not escape to the outside of the product storage rack 50. Since the product W is cooled or heated, the cooling / heating efficiency is increased.

したがって、冷却・加熱ユニット60から吹出した冷却または加熱された空気は遮風材56b、56c、56dの下方に位置する商品Wが集中的に冷却または加熱することになるので、より効率の良い部分冷却・加熱を行うことが出来る。発明者らの試験結果によれば、この構成により年間の電力消費量が2580kWH/年と従来の電力消費量と比較して約50kWH/年の削減することが出来た。   Accordingly, the cooled or heated air blown out from the cooling / heating unit 60 is intensively cooled or heated by the product W located below the wind shielding materials 56b, 56c, 56d, so that a more efficient part. Cooling and heating can be performed. According to the test results of the inventors, this configuration was able to reduce the annual power consumption of 2580 kWh / year, about 50 kWh / year compared with the conventional power consumption.

(実施例2)図4は、本願の請求項2の発明に係る実施例を示す遮風材を取設した商品収納ラック50bの斜視図を示す。実施例1と相違する点は、遮風材56bの上部に2箇所の孔561を設け、商品収納ラック50bに取設したフック状の釣金具511と係合させて吊設させている点である。その他の構成は、実施例1と実質的に同一である。なお、図4は、中間に位置する商品収納ラック50bを代表として図示したものであり、前後に位置する商品収納ラック50a、50cも同様の構成を取る。   (Embodiment 2) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a product storage rack 50b provided with a wind shield material according to an embodiment of the invention of claim 2 of the present application. The difference from the first embodiment is that two holes 561 are provided in the upper part of the wind shielding material 56b, and are engaged with a hook-shaped fishing rod 511 installed in the product storage rack 50b. is there. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 shows the product storage rack 50b positioned in the middle as a representative, and the product storage racks 50a and 50c positioned in the front and rear have the same configuration.

かかる構成によれば、実施例1と同様に部分冷却、加熱が効率よく行えると供に、遮風材56の取付け、交換が容易となるので、組立てコスト、交換修理のメンテナンスコストを低減することができる。   According to such a configuration, as in the first embodiment, partial cooling and heating can be performed efficiently, and the windshield material 56 can be easily mounted and replaced, thereby reducing assembly costs and maintenance costs for replacement repairs. Can do.

また、遮風部材56がその上端を吊設されているので、取付け、交換が容易となる結果、自動販売機の運営者が自動販売機の設置現場における販売状況の変化に対応して直接遮風材56の長さを変えることにより部分冷却・加熱の高さ(冷却または加熱する商品の範囲)、すなわち、冷却または加熱する商品の数量を調整できるので、現場にて消費電力量や適正販売数量などの運営管理が効率的に行えるという効果を奏する。   In addition, since the wind shield member 56 is suspended at the upper end, it is easy to mount and replace. As a result, the operator of the vending machine directly shields in response to changes in the sales situation at the installation site of the vending machine. By changing the length of the wind material 56, it is possible to adjust the height of partial cooling / heating (range of products to be cooled or heated), that is, the quantity of products to be cooled or heated. There is an effect that operation management such as quantity can be performed efficiently.

(実施例3)本願の請求項3の発明に係る実施例を図5,6,7に示す。図5は自動販売機の側断面図であり、図6は自動販売機の全体の斜視図であり、図7は商品ラック50aの斜視図を示す。実施例1と相違する点は、遮風材56が取設された領域、すなわち、遮風材56により覆われたセグメント551を一体化して成形した一体セグメント551Aとし、一体セグメント551Aとラックの側板51との隙間をシール部材552で封止させている点である。その他の構成は、実施例1と実質的に同一である。なお、図7は、手前に位置する商品収納ラック50aを代表として図示したものであり、中間および奥側に位置する商品収納ラック50b、50cも同様の構成を取る。   (Embodiment 3) Embodiments according to the third aspect of the present invention are shown in FIGS. 5 is a side sectional view of the vending machine, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the whole vending machine, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the product rack 50a. The difference from the first embodiment is a region where the wind shielding material 56 is installed, that is, an integrated segment 551A formed by integrally integrating the segment 551 covered with the wind shielding material 56, and the integrated segment 551A and the side plate of the rack. This is a point in which a gap with 51 is sealed with a seal member 552. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment. Note that FIG. 7 illustrates the product storage rack 50a positioned in front as a representative, and the product storage racks 50b and 50c positioned in the middle and the rear side have the same configuration.

かかる構成によれば、実施例1と同様に部分冷却、加熱が効率よく行えると供に、遮風材56が不要となるので、製造コストを低減するという効果を奏する。   According to such a configuration, as in the first embodiment, the partial cooling and heating can be performed efficiently, and the wind shielding material 56 is not necessary, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

以上のように、本発明は、例えば断熱筐体の内部雰囲気を冷却または加熱するための自動販売機として有用である。   As described above, the present invention is useful as, for example, a vending machine for cooling or heating the internal atmosphere of a heat insulating housing.

図1は本発明の実施例1に係る自動販売機の側断面図である。FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 図2は本発明の実施例1に係る自動販売機の斜視図を示す。FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 図3は本発明の実施例1に係る庫内の奥行き方向に一列に配設される商品収納ラックの構造を説明する斜視図。FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a product storage rack arranged in a row in the depth direction in the cabinet according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 図4は本発明の実施例2に係る商品収納ラックの構造を説明する斜視図である。FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of a product storage rack according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 図5は本発明の実施例3に係る自動販売機の側断面図である。FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention. 図6は本発明の実施例3に係る自動販売機の斜視図を示す。FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a vending machine according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 図7は本発明の実施例3に係る商品収納ラックの構造を説明する斜視図である。FIG. 7 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of a product storage rack according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

10 キャビネット
40a 商品収納庫
40b 商品収納庫
40c 商品収納庫
42 シュート
50 商品収納ラック
51 側面
52a 投入口
53 商品収納通路
531 セグメント
531A 一体セグメント
532 シール部材
54a 商品投入トレイ
55 商品搬出機構
551 メック機構
5511 フラッパー
5512 規制板
56 遮風材
56a 遮風材
56b 遮風材
56c 遮風材
56d 遮風材
57 側面遮風材
58 遮風クッション
58a 遮風クッション
60 冷却・加熱ユニット
70 背面ダクト
10 cabinet 40a product storage 40b product storage 40c product storage 42 chute 50 product storage rack 51 side 52a inlet 53 product storage passage 531 segment 531A integral segment 532 seal member 54a product input tray 55 product unloading mechanism 551 mech mechanism 5511 flapper 5512 Regulating plate 56 Wind shield 56a Wind shield 56b Wind shield 56c Wind shield 56d Wind shield 57 Side wind shield 58 Wind shield cushion 58a Wind shield cushion 60 Cooling / heating unit 70 Rear duct

Claims (2)

断熱枠体として形成されたキャビネットの庫内に設置され、左右一対の側板の間に形成された商品収納通路に商品を収納した商品収納ラックと、
前記庫内に冷却ないし加熱された空気を送風する冷却・加熱ユニットと、
前記庫内の背面に設置されるとともに吸込口を介して該庫内の空気を冷却・加熱ユニットに循環させるダクトとを備え、
前記冷却・加熱ユニットを冷却ないし加熱運転して前記庫内に冷却ないし加熱された空気を循環送風し、前記商品収納ラックに収納した商品を部分的に販売適温に保冷、加温して販売を行う自動販売機において、
前記商品収納ラックにおける左右一対の側板の間に循環送風路が形成されるように、該商品収納ラックにおける左右一対の側板が配置された側面の領域および該商品収納ラックの前面における部分的に販売適温に保冷、加温する領域を除く領域を遮風材で閉塞したことを特徴とする自動販売機。
A product storage rack that is installed in a cabinet formed as a heat insulating frame and stores products in a product storage passage formed between a pair of left and right side plates;
A cooling / heating unit for blowing air cooled or heated into the chamber;
A duct that is installed on the back surface of the chamber and circulates the air in the chamber to the cooling / heating unit through a suction port;
Cooling or heating operation of the cooling / heating unit to circulate and blow air that has been cooled or heated in the cabinet, and the products stored in the product storage rack are partially kept at a suitable sales temperature and heated for sale. In the vending machine to perform,
A temperature suitable for partial sales in the region of the side surface in which the pair of left and right side plates in the product storage rack are arranged and the front surface of the product storage rack so that a circulation air passage is formed between the pair of left and right side plates in the product storage rack. The vending machine is characterized in that the areas other than the area to be kept cool and warm are closed with a wind shield.
前記遮風材の下端は奥行き方向に向かって順次高くなる位置に並設されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の自動販売機。 Vending machine according to claim 1 wherein the shielding the lower end of the wind material, characterized in that it is arranged to successively higher position toward the depth direction.
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